The world’s largest film industry centre of Bollywood has not only attracted hopeful actors from all over India, but also ethnic Indians born in other countries. This documentary follows four young Indo-Canadians as they travel to Bombay in the hope of landing roles in a Bollywood production. Raised on a diet of Hindi movies in Canada which have played a significant role in the formation of their ethnic identities, they are dismayed to find on their arrival in Bombay that despite their cultural heritage and their deep familiarity with Indian popular culture, they are deemed ‘not Indian enough’. The film blends Bollywood clips with the budding actors’ experiences in Bombay as they attempt to gain entry into the industry and discover the reality behind the fantasy of their beloved movies. In the process it offers an insight into contemporary formations of ethnic identity and the complexity of East-West cultural hybrids in the context of an increasingly globalised popular entertainment industry.
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ACMI Identifier
317681
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - India
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Popular culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → East and west
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → East and west
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → East and west
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)